Be sad if the albatross fell out of orbit
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:32:54 -0500
Still, NASA could probably find better things
to do with $18 billion a year this thing costs.
>From cnn.com;
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- For the second time in just under a
year, a circuit breaker failed on the international space station
Wednesday, shutting down one of the gyroscopes needed to keep the
orbiting outpost steady and pointed in the right position.
Relevant Pages
- Re: the un-economics of space travel
... of energy costs. ... before NASA helped to knock him off. ... this problem with titanium. ... economy and the so-called KSC "economic growth" there, ...
(sci.space.policy) - Re: Manned space flight after the moon landing
... >> there were politicians who saw through that and realized the shuttle ... >> for the shuttle program would drop, but NASA's overall costs would ... > projects from a variety of sources, of which NASA was just one. ... "reusability" isn't really driven by economics. ...
(sci.space.history) - Re: Lunar Architecture Poll
... That is the idea in theory, but this $500 million per launch does not ... include the operating costs. ... the Moon, where an orbital refueling depot would be helpful. ... would cost NASA nothing. ...
(sci.space.policy) - Surging Building Costs and Demand Delay Road Construction
... Surging building costs, demand delay Florida road construction ... And that spike is causing Florida and other states to delay the ... 'Until 2004, highway material costs were steady, with a 12-year average ...
(misc.transport.road) - Re: Manned space flight after the moon landing
... > there were politicians who saw through that and realized the shuttle would ... > never be as cheap as NASA claimed. ... Sure, per flight costs ... Perhaps the OSP winged designs have the ...
(sci.space.history) |
|
